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Crash knocks out power: driver in stable condition

Published: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 4:47 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 6:24 p.m.

BOARDMAN - A single vehicle crash snapped a power pole in half, destroyed a transformer and knocked out power for a number of hours Friday.

The driver of the 2008 Mazda M3, Beverly R. Payton, 78, of East Lake Weir, was delivering the car to Gainesville for Enterprise Rent-A-Car. He was taken to Munroe Regional Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.

Payton was going north on Hwy. 441. The crash occurred at about 3 p.m. near Northwest 220th Street.

The crash also took out a portion of a wooden fence. Homeowner Brian Todd said he was coming around the corner when he saw the car veer off the road and it "just took out the pole."

<p>BOARDMAN - A single vehicle crash snapped a power pole in half, destroyed a transformer and knocked out power for a number of hours Friday.</p><p>The driver of the 2008 Mazda M3, Beverly R. Payton, 78, of East Lake Weir, was delivering the car to Gainesville for Enterprise Rent-A-Car. He was taken to Munroe Regional Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.</p><p>Payton was going north on Hwy. 441. The crash occurred at about 3 p.m. near Northwest 220th Street.</p><p>The crash also took out a portion of a wooden fence. Homeowner Brian Todd said he was coming around the corner when he saw the car veer off the road and it "just took out the pole."</p><p>Florida Highway Patrol trooper Brian Lavery said Payton told him he blacked out and didn't remember anything.</p><p>Officials said the area would be without power for several hours until the pole and transformer could be replaced, and wires reconnected.</p>